EP3704448B1 - Dispositif et système de distribution de gouttelettes - Google Patents

Dispositif et système de distribution de gouttelettes Download PDF

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EP3704448B1
EP3704448B1 EP18793433.6A EP18793433A EP3704448B1 EP 3704448 B1 EP3704448 B1 EP 3704448B1 EP 18793433 A EP18793433 A EP 18793433A EP 3704448 B1 EP3704448 B1 EP 3704448B1
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Maxime Gaillot
Roberta LEAH
Declan Reilly
Thomas Thueer
Jack Carroll
James COOP
Edward Sims
Mark Teucher
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/0008—Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
    • G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
    • G01F11/08—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the diaphragm or bellows type
    • G01F11/084—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the diaphragm or bellows type using a bulb to pressurise the fluid to be dispersed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
    • B05B11/01—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use characterised by the means producing the flow
    • B05B11/06—Gas or vapour producing the flow, e.g. from a compressible bulb or air pump

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  • the present invention relates to a droplet dispensing device and a respective system for providing droplets of liquids.
  • Such devices and systems are, e.g. used in therapeutic or caregiving applications where droplets of medicaments or other liquids are to be administered.
  • pharmaceutical products are processed and/or administered in droplets, e.g. into body openings or on locations of the body to be treated.
  • drug products are often administered in droplets directly into the eye.
  • devices like pre-filled eye dropper bottles, blow-fill-seal devices or similar specific droplet dispensers.
  • Such a dispenser is disclosed for example in JP 2008 024339 A .
  • the drug products usually are provided in specific containers such as in vials, bottles or the like. For delivering the drug products, they are withdrawn from the containers into a transfer syringe or a similar device and dispensed into a container that can dispense droplets.
  • the invention deals with a device for providing a droplet of a liquid stored in an interior of a vial.
  • vial can relate to a vial in the literal sense, i.e. a comparably small vessel or bottle, often used to store pharmaceutical products or drug products in liquid, powdered or capsuled form.
  • the vial can be made of a sterilisable material such as glass or plastic such as, e.g., polypropylene. It typically comprises a cover or cap including a sealing such as a rubber stopper or a septum which for many applications is designed to be pierced.
  • drug can relate to a therapeutically active substance, also commonly called active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), as well as to a plurality of such therapeutically active substances.
  • API active pharmaceutical ingredient
  • the term also encompasses diagnostic or imaging agents, like for example contrast agents (e.g. MRI contrast agents), tracers (e.g. PET tracers) and hormones, that need to be administered in liquid form to the patient.
  • diagnostic or imaging agents like for example contrast agents (e.g. MRI contrast agents), tracers (e.g. PET tracers) and hormones, that need to be administered in liquid form to the patient.
  • drug product as used herein relates to a drug as defined above formulated or reconstituted in a form that is suitable for administration to the patient.
  • a particularly preferred drug product can be a drug solution, in particular a solution for body opening administration, injection or infusion.
  • the liquid in the vial can particularly be such a drug product.
  • drop or drop as used herein relates to a comparably small column or volume of liquid. Typically, droplets are bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces. A droplet may form when liquid accumulates at an end of a tube or other tubular structure.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a support body and a resilient dome portion.
  • the dome portion is mounted to the support body to form a chamber comprising air.
  • the dome portion is tightly mounted to the support body so that it is air tight.
  • the dome portion is not tightly mounted to the support body so that it is not air tight. It is configured to create an air flow with the air in the chamber when activated by compression and re-expansion.
  • activation can relate to bringing the dome portion in a deformed shape and to bringing the dome back in its original shape.
  • bringing the dome portion in a deformed shape i.e. deforming the dome portion
  • Bringing the dome portion back in its original shape can be achieved, for example, by releasing the dome portion such that resiliency or elasticity of the material of the dome portion re-expands it to the original shape.
  • the support body of the device according to the invention comprises a vial seat arranged to receive the vial, a nozzle, an air flow conduit and a transfer conduit connecting the vial seat with the nozzle.
  • the vial seat can be configured to engage and hold the vial in a predefined position. It can allow for a seal arrangement of the vial such that the liquid can be tightly transferred.
  • the conduits may be embodied as channels, ducts or bores in the support body.
  • the support body is arranged that, when the vial is received by or in the vial seat, (i) the air flow conduit establishes a fluid connection between the interior of the vial and the chamber, (ii) the transfer conduit establishes a fluid connection between the vial and the nozzle, and (iii) on activation of the dome portion, the air flow delivers air into the vial such that a pressure rise is created in the interior of the vial which causes liquid to be transferred from the vial to the nozzle through the transfer conduit.
  • fluid as used herein relates to a substance that more or less continually deforms, i.e. flows, under an applied shear stress.
  • a fluid may be a liquid such as the drug product, a gas such as air, a plasma and, to some extent, solids compositions.
  • the term fluid is typically used in connection with the liquid drug product and the air or other gas inside the chamber and the vial.
  • the vial with the liquid in its interior is mounted to the vial seat.
  • the transfer conduit and the air flow conduit access the interior of the vial.
  • compression of the activation of the dome portion causes air to be delivered into the interior of the vial.
  • the air flow is generated such that air is transferred from the chamber into the interior of the vial.
  • the pressure inside the vial is increased and liquid is forwarded from the vial to the nozzle. From the nozzle the liquid is provided in droplets or eventually a specific jet and administered as desired.
  • the device according to the invention provides a comparably simple and safe mechanism to actively deliver droplets such as eye drops directly from the vial. Like this, the number of handling steps can be significantly reduced. In particular, it can be reduced to inserting or mounting the vial and activating the dome portion. Furthermore, the device can be intuitive to use such that the danger of misuse can be reduced and safety in application can be increased. Also, the closed transfer conduit and nozzle volumes can enable a comparably accurate dosing. In particular, the dome portion or the chamber are part of the closed volume such that a continuous or following flow of the liquid after activation of the dome portion can be prevented.
  • the device according to the invention can be manufactured in a comparably cost efficient manner.
  • standard manufacturing technology such as injection molding can be used for manufacture.
  • the device can be composed of comparably few parts or pieces.
  • it can be composed of two or more parts, i.e., the dome portion of a comparably resilient or elastic deformable material and the support portion of a comparably rigid material.
  • the dome portion is made of silicone or of some similar compliant, flexible elastomeric material. It may be a moulded silicone part which can easily come back to its original moulded shape after deformation by compression.
  • the support body made of a more rigid material than the dome portion to better support the deformable dome portion can be injection moulded of a thermoplastic polymer.
  • the device according to the invention can be particularly suitable for clinical studies or trials.
  • the air flow conduit comprises an end section embodied as puncturing member protruding the vial seat and arranged to pierce a cover of the vial to establish a flow pathway between the chamber and the interior of the vial.
  • the puncturing member can particularly be embodied as a spike or a needle section. Such puncturing member allows for assuring an efficient and safe access to the interior of the vial when the latter is mounted to or received by the vial seat.
  • the transfer conduit preferably comprises an end section embodied as puncturing member protruding the vial seat and arranged to pierce a cover of the vial to establish a flow pathway between the nozzle and the interior of the vial.
  • this puncturing member can particularly be embodied as a spike or a needle section.
  • the puncturing member of the air flow conduit and the puncturing member of the transfer conduit can be one single piece or part. They can particularly be integrated in the same single spike arrangement. Such puncturing member allows for assuring an efficient and safe access to the interior of the vial when the latter is mounted to or received by the vial seat.
  • the puncturing member of the air flow conduit preferably protrudes the puncturing member of the transfer conduit. Since the transfer conduit is intended to transfer the liquid from the vial, it advantageously ends close to the cover of the vial such that essentially all liquid in the vial can be accessed. In contrast, for the air flow conduit, it can be beneficial to extend further into the interior of the vial for efficiently forwarding the air into it.
  • the puncturing member of the transfer conduit preferably is dimensioned to end in, or adjacent to, the cover of the vial, when the vial is received by the vial seat.
  • the puncturing member of the air flow conduit preferably is dimensioned to end outside the liquid in the interior of the vial, when the vial is received by the vial seat.
  • the device is configured so that, when the vial is received by the vial seat, compression of the activation of the dome portion causes air to be delivered into the interior of the vial.
  • compression of the activation of the dome portion causes air to be delivered into the interior of the vial.
  • air can be pushed into the vial such that the pressure in the interior of the vial can sufficiently be raised to forward the drug product through the transfer conduit.
  • the device is configured so that, when the vial is received by the vial seat, re-expansion of the activation of the dome portion causes air to be drawn through the nozzle into the interior of the vial and to the chamber. Like this, the pressure inside the vial can efficiently be equalized.
  • the device comprises an air permeable and liquid tight filter member separating the chamber from the air flow conduit.
  • the filter member can be arranged as a sidewall of the air flow conduit separating the latter from the chamber. It can also be positioned anywhere else in the air flow conduit and, advantageously, close to the end section thereof. By means of such filter member, it can efficiently be prevented that liquid of the vial enters into the chamber.
  • the device comprises an air duct arranged to create an air flow pathway from the transfer conduit to an exterior of the device.
  • an air duct it may be achieved that the air for pressure equalization inside the vial has not to be withdrawn through the nozzle. This may increase efficiency of the device and, particularly, prevent that air is supplied in the beginning of an activation step.
  • the device preferably comprises a one-way valve arranged to prevent liquid to be delivered from the transfer conduit through the air duct.
  • the nozzle of the support body comprises a socket and an exchangeable nozzle insert.
  • a nozzle allows for adjusting the droplet provision to an intended application.
  • the droplet size may be adapted such that the dose of the liquid or drug product is adjusted.
  • the nozzle of the support body comprises a seal positioned between the socket and the nozzle insert.
  • the nozzle insert can be efficiently connected to the socket in a seal manner.
  • the nozzle comprises a droplet duct with an open end, the droplet duct extending between the transfer conduit and the open end, and having a droplet generation section of reduced diameter.
  • a droplet duct With such a droplet duct, the size and shape of the droplets provided can efficiently be adapted.
  • Another aspect of the present invention relates to a droplet dispensing system comprising a device as described above and a vial with an interior in which a liquid to be dispensed is arranged.
  • a droplet dispensing system comprising a device as described above and a vial with an interior in which a liquid to be dispensed is arranged.
  • a system 1 according to the invention comprising a first embodiment of a device 6 according to the invention and a vial 5 with a liquid ophthalmic drug product intended to be administered dropwise into the eye of a patient.
  • the vial 5 is a common bottle-like vial 5 having a hollow interior 51 in which the drug product is arranged, a neck 53 with an opening closed by a cover 52.
  • the cover 52 includes a septum sealing the opening of the neck 53 and a cap holding the septum.
  • the device 6 comprises a rigid support body 2 and an elastic spherical dome 3 as dome portion with an actuation portion 32.
  • the dome can also be non-spherical such as for example a flat surface.
  • the body 2 is equipped with a ring shaped mounting flange 28 and the dome 3 with a corresponding mounting notch 31.
  • the dome 3 is put on the body 2 such that the mounting flange 28 is arranged inside the mounting notch 31 thereby forming a tight connection between the dome 3 and the body 2.
  • the dome 3 together with the body 2 forms a chamber 21 filled with air.
  • the body 2 comprises a vial seat 24 and, at its bottom end, a nozzle 26.
  • a straight air flow conduit 22 extends between the chamber 21 and the vial seat 24 .
  • a straight transfer conduit 23 extends between the nozzle 26 and the vial seat 24 .
  • a top air flow conduit end section 251 of the air flow conduit 22 projects above or protrudes a top transfer conduit end section 252 of the transfer conduit 23.
  • the top air flow conduit end section 251 of the air flow conduit 22 can also be level or beneath a top transfer conduit end section 252 of the transfer conduit 23.
  • the air flow conduit end section 251 and the transfer conduit end section 252 together form a spike 25 as puncturing member.
  • the body 2 is embodied such that the spike 25 pierces the septum of the cover 52 when the vial 5 is received by the vial seat 24. More particularly, for mounting the vial 5 to the body 2 it is pushed upside down, i.e. head first, into the vial seat 24. Thereby, the spike 25 is pressed through the cover 52. The vial 5 is then safely held in the vial seat 24.
  • the spike 25 is shaped and dimensioned such that the transfer conduit 23 ends in the cover 52 of the vial 5. Thereby, the transfer conduit end section 252 is positioned at or close to the top end of cover 52.
  • the spike 25 further is shaped and dimensioned such that the air flow conduit 22 projects above the transfer conduit end section 252. Thereby, the airflow conduit end section 251 is positioned in the interior 51 of the vial 5.
  • the nozzle 26 of the body 2 comprises a socket 261 and an insert 262 with a straight nozzle duct 263.
  • the insert 262 is forwarded bottom up into the socket 261 and fixed thereto, e.g., by a snap feature or bayonet closure.
  • the nozzle duct 263 is in line and in fluid connection with transfer conduit 23.
  • the socket 261 and the insert 262 are sealed to each other by means of an O-ring or moulded gasket positioned in between (not visible in the Figs.).
  • the nozzle duct 263 is equipped with a neck 264 which has a reduced diameter compared to the rest of the nozzle duct 263.
  • the transfer conduit 23 establishes a fluid pathway between the interior 51 of the vial 5 and the nozzle 26.
  • the air flow conduit 22 establishes a fluid pathway between the interior 51 of the vial 5 and the chamber 21.
  • a liquid tight but air permeable filter 27 is arranged as wall member between the chamber 21 and the air flow conduit 22.
  • the dome 3 is activated by compressing and releasing the actuation portion 32 with a finger of a user operating the system 1.
  • air of the chamber 21 is pushed through the filter 27 into the air flow conduit 22 such that an air flow is generated from the chamber 21 to the interior 51 of the vial 5.
  • a pressure in the interior 51 is raised and the drug product is forwarded into the transfer conduit 23 such that a liquid flow is generated from the interior 51 of the vial 5 to the nozzle 26.
  • the liquid is formed to droplets by the droplet forming section or insert 262.
  • the shape and dimension of the insert 262 define the shape and dimension of the droplets provided by the system.
  • the system 1 can be adapted to allow provision of droplets of the drug product as desired.
  • the dome 3 When releasing the actuation portion 32 of the dome 3 within its activation, due to its resiliency or elasticity, the dome 3 re-expands into its original shape. Thereby, air and eventually also some liquid are withdrawn through the air flow channel 22 into the chamber 21. The filter 27 prevents any liquid from being forwarded into the chamber 21. Like this, reduced pressure is generated in the interior 51 of the vial 5 which is equalized by withdrawing air into the interior 51 of the vial 5 via the transfer conduit 23. The system 1 is now ready for providing a next droplet by activation of the dome 3.
  • a system 10 according to the invention comprising a second embodiment of a device 60 according to the invention and a vial 50 with a liquid ophthalmic drug product intended to be administered dropwise into the eye of a patient.
  • the system 10 is widely embodied identically as the system 1 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 . In particular, the following features are identical:
  • the vial 50 has an interior 510, a neck 530 and a cover 520.
  • the device 60 includes a dome 30 and a support body 20.
  • the body 20 is equipped with a vial seat 240, a nozzle 260 and a transfer conduit 230 between the vial seat 240 and the nozzle 260.
  • the transfer conduit 230 has an end section 2520 ending in a septum of the cover 520 and forming a portion of a spike 250.
  • the nozzle 260 has a socket 2610 and an insert 2620 with a nozzle duct 2630 and a neck section 2640.
  • the dome 30 has an actuation portion 320 and is connected to the body 20 by a mounting flange 280 and a corresponding mounting notch 310 such that a chamber 210 is created in the body 20.
  • the second system 10 of Fig. 3 is particularly different from the first system 1 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 in that the spike 250 and an air flow conduit 220 are differently embodied, and that no filter is provided.
  • the air flow conduit 220 straightly extends between the chamber 210 and the vial seat 240 wherein it projects over the transfer conduit end section 2520 to a comparably large extent.
  • the air flow conduit 220 ends comparably high up in the interior 510 of the vial 50 where no drug product is arranged.
  • an end section 2510 of the air flow conduit 220 is positioned in a portion of the interior 510 comprising air.
  • the spike 250 is step-like embodied having a first upper piercing portion built by the air flow conduit end section 2510 and a second lower piercing portion built by the transfer conduit end section 2520.
  • the system 10 of Fig. 3 is identically operated as the system 1 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 .
  • the dome 30 when releasing the dome 30 within activation, it is assured that only air is withdrawn from the interior 510 of the vial 50 into the chamber 210 via the air flow conduit 20 since the air flow conduit end section 2510 lies high in the air containing portion of the interior 510 of the vial 50.
  • no filter or other constructive element is required for preventing liquid to be transferred from the interior 510 of the vial 50 into the chamber 210 of the body 20.
  • a side wall of the vial seat 240 can be extended such that the spike 250 is laterally essentially covered and protected.
  • the sharp spike 250 of the second device 60 may involve an increased risk of injuries when inappropriately handled, the first device 6 might be preferred in some applications.
  • the disclosure also covers all further features shown in the Figs. individually although they may not have been described in the afore or following description. Also, single alternatives of the embodiments described in the figures and the description and single alternatives of features thereof can be disclaimed from the subject matter of the invention or from disclosed subject matter.
  • the disclosure comprises subject matter consisting of the features defined in the claims or the exemplary embodiments as well as subject matter comprising said features.

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  1. Dispositif (6 ; 60) destiné à l'approvisionnement d'une gouttelette d'un liquide stocké dans un intérieur (51 ; 510) d'un flacon (5 ; 50), comprenant
    un corps de support (2 ; 20) ; et
    une partie de dôme (3 ; 30) élastique montée sur le corps de support (2 ; 20) pour former une chambre (21 ; 210) comprenant de l'air, et conçue pour créer un écoulement d'air avec l'air dans la chambre (21 ; 210) lorsqu'elle est activée par compression,
    le corps de support (2 ; 20) comprenant un siège de flacon (24 ; 240) disposé pour recevoir le flacon (5 ; 50), une buse (26 ; 260), un conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220) et un conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) reliant le siège de flacon (24 ; 240) à la buse (26 ; 260),
    le corps de support (2 ; 20) étant disposé de sorte que, lorsque le flacon (5 ; 50) est reçu par le siège de flacon (24 ; 240),
    le conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220) établit une liaison fluidique entre l'intérieur (51 ; 510) du flacon (5 ; 50) et la chambre (21 ; 210),
    le conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) établit une liaison fluidique entre le flacon (5 ; 50) et la buse (26 ; 260), et
    lors de l'activation de la partie de dôme (3 ; 30), l'écoulement d'air fournit de l'air dans le flacon (5 ; 50) de telle sorte qu'une élévation de pression est créée dans l'intérieur (51 ; 510) du flacon (5 ; 50), provoquant le transfert de liquide depuis le flacon (5 ; 50) vers la buse (26 ; 260) à travers le conduit de transfert (23 ; 230).
  2. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 1, la partie de dôme (3 ; 30) étant constituée d'un matériau élastomère flexible tel que du silicone.
  3. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220) comprenant une section d'extrémité (251 ; 2510) réalisée comme un élément de perforation faisant saillie dans le siège de flacon (24 ; 240) et disposée pour percer un couvercle du flacon (5 ; 50) afin d'établir un passage d'écoulement entre la chambre (21 ; 210) et l'intérieur (51 ; 510) du flacon (5 ; 50).
  4. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) comprenant une section d'extrémité (252 ; 2520) réalisée comme un élément de perforation faisant saillie dans le siège de flacon (24 ; 240) et disposée pour percer un couvercle du flacon (5 ; 50) afin d'établir un passage d'écoulement entre la buse (26 ; 260) et l'intérieur (51 ; 510) du flacon (5 ; 50).
  5. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon les revendications 3 et 4, l'élément de perforation du conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220) faisant saillie dans l'élément de perforation du conduit de transfert (23 ; 230).
  6. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, l'élément de perforation du conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) étant dimensionné pour se terminer dans le couvercle du flacon (5 ; 50) ou à proximité de celui-ci, lorsque le flacon (5 ; 50) est reçu par le siège de flacon.
  7. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 5 ou 6, l'élément de perforation du conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220) étant dimensionné pour se terminer à l'extérieur du liquide dans l'intérieur (51 ; 510) du flacon (5 ; 50), lorsque le flacon (5 ; 50) est reçu par le siège de flacon (24 ; 240).
  8. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un élément de filtre perméable à l'air et étanche aux liquides (27) séparant la chambre (21 ; 210) du conduit d'écoulement d'air (22 ; 220).
  9. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la partie de dôme (3 ; 30) n'étant pas montée étroitement sur le corps de support (2 ; 20) pour créer un passage d'écoulement d'air vers un extérieur du dispositif (6 ; 60).
  10. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un canal d'air disposé pour créer un passage d'écoulement d'air depuis le conduit de transfert vers un extérieur du dispositif.
  11. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 10, comprenant une valve de retenue disposée pour empêcher du liquide d'être fourni depuis le conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) à travers le canal d'air.
  12. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la buse (26 ; 260) du corps de support (2 ; 20) comprenant une douille (261 ; 2610) et un insert de buse (262 ; 2620) échangeable.
  13. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon la revendication 12, la buse (26 ; 260) du corps de support (2 ; 20) comprenant un joint positionné entre la douille (261 ; 2610) et l'insert de buse (262 ; 2620).
  14. Dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, la buse (26 ; 260) comprenant un canal de gouttelettes (263 ; 2630) avec une extrémité ouverte, le canal de gouttelettes s'étendant entre le conduit de transfert (23 ; 230) et l'extrémité ouverte, et ayant une section de génération de gouttelettes (264 ; 2640) de diamètre réduit.
  15. Système de distribution de gouttelettes (1 ; 10) comprenant un dispositif (6 ; 60) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes et le flacon (5 ; 50) avec l'intérieur (51 ; 510) dans lequel le liquide à distribuer est disposé.
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